Cloth holder



April 1, 1930. w. H. DEUBENER 1,752,896

CLOTH HOLDER Filed Aug. 30, 1925s Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES WALTER, H. DEUBENER, on ST; PAUL, MINNESOTA- 1 CLOTH HOLDER Application filed August 30, was. [serial n6. 131414.

My invention relates to cloth holders wherein a very simple member is designed to hold and support a cloth so that it can be used for cleaning and so that the cloth may be easily attached, and yet may not become easily or accidentally disengaged when in use.

A feature of my invention resides in a member bent on its end so that it will form an elongated loop, the free end forming a spring loop member with a narrow passageway and a hook end,so that when a cloth or sponge is slipped into the loop, it is held under the tension of the loop and is prevented by the hook end from sliding off or out of place in the loop.

My holder consists of a rod having a handle on one end and a series of loops formed in the other end designed by bending the outer end of the rod back towards the body or shank ofthe same to shape an elongated loop, the sides of the loop being formed into opposite arcuations with a narrow passageway'between and forming a hook on the end, providing a double loop formation somewhat similar to a figure 8, but having an open end at the juncture with the shank to provide a passageway through which the cloth or article held by the loop is adapted to pass when attaching the same to the holder.

These features, together with other details of construction and objects of my invention will be more clearly and fully. set forth in the specification and claim.

of the hook en FUD Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

My holder A is formed by awire or rod having a shank or body portion 10 which is attached at one end to'the handle 11, shown in dotted outline in the drawings, and which may be of wood or other suitable material so as to provide a hand hold of such size and dimension as to beheld comfortably in the hand when using theholder A.

The engaging end of my holder A is composed of a loop portion B made by forming a series of loops 12 and 13 by bending and curving the wire 10 so as to provide. a shape of approximately a figure 8 in the outer free end of the wire or rod 10. V

The holding loop E is of a nature to receive a cleaning cloth such as C or other article, such as a dish-cloth, a'cleaning sponge,

steel wool, or a tufted cleaner which may be attached readily by slipping aportion of the same into the loop 12, past the hook end 14, through the constricted passageway 15 between the loops 12 and 13, and into the loop 13. A portion of the member held by my holder B may be extended not only into the 1 loop 13 but also left projecting into the loop 12, as illustrated by the cloth G in Figure 1.

The holder A when of the small-ended formation for the portion B, as illustrated in Figure 2, may be used with the cloth C to clean bottles as illustrated in the dotted outline in Figure 1. Furthermore my holder A is practically indestructible if it is used with ordinary care, as'new cloth can be readily inserted in the portion B at any time, thus providing a holder of a very extensive utility in the home or in other places where it is desired to hold a, cleaning cloth or member without placing the hands in the water. The utility of a holder of this kind is quite apparent when it is desired to use a cleaning member attached in the loop end B in scalding hot water into which the hands cannot be placed, but in which the holder can readily be used, and the cloth or member held on the end of the same is so attached that it will not easily become disengaged while being used.

or shoulder end 16 to prevent the free disengagement of the cloth or sponge E. The book end 14 with its shoulder 16 may be placed in a position so as to provide the desired size entry passageway 17 to the loops of the portion 13. In the construction illustrated in Figure 2 thepassageway 17 is small, while in the construction illustrated in Figure t the passageway 17 is somewhat larger. Also in Figure 4 the hook is provided with a greater are or curvature to form a hook lnea'ns for more freely engaging the article by the endB to revent easy disengagement of the same.

n accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my holder and I have endeavored to reprea sent in the drawings the best embodiment thereof, and while avparticnlar design is illustrated I desire to have it; understood that, this is only suggestive of a means of carrying out my invention and that I may apply it'to other uses and other formations Within the scope of the following claim Without departing from the spirit of my invention:

I claim 2 a a V A holder including, a shank and a handle secured to the upper end thereof, the other end being bent to form anelongatedloop, the

sides of theloop being formed into opposite arcuations-with a narrow passage between, the

opposite upper and lower areuationsand the free end of the wire bent to form a hook extending in proximity to the opposite side of the loop.

' I WALTER H. DEUBENEB. 

